The much-loved café in the Pavilion has reopened. It is now run by Café Bembe, a small local business as a warm, welcoming space for people to meet, relax and connect. Our three Councillors, Angeliki Stogia, Aftab Razaq and Muqaddasah Bano have all visited. They said: “Alexandra Park is such a special place, and the […]
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Whalley Range has started receiving new litter bins as part of Manchester’s drive to create cleaner, greener neighbourhoods. This rollout is part of the city’s £15 million Clean and Green Manchester programme, which aims to combat littering by providing residents and visitors with accessible, well-maintained waste disposal options throughout the city. Over the next three years, more
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At the recent Whalley Range Ward meeting, Councillor Aftab Razaq gave and update on the current Neighbourhood Investment Fund (NIF) concerning the Ward. The Neighbourhood Investment Fund (NIF) is available to communities to make their neighbourhoods better places to live. Manchester City Council are supporting local people by encouraging groups to apply. £20,000 of NIF is available to every area (ward) in
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At the recent Whalley Range Labour Ward meeting, Councillor Aftab Razaq kindly provided an update regarding the future of the Pavillion Cafe in Alexandra Park. Aftab serves on the Environment, Climate Change and Neighborhood Scrutiny Committee and has been keeping close tabs on developments with finding a new tenant for the cafe. We’ll keep you
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Today is election day. The Whalley Range Labour candidate, Aftab Razaq, says “A vote for Labour is a vote for a strong council in Manchester which can stand up to the Tory government in Westminster. I hope you will support me, and my fellow Labour candidates across the city today – but whoever you support,
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Tomorrow – Thursday 5 May – is local election day across Manchester and much of the country. The Labour candidate in Whalley Range ward is Aftab Razaq – a vote for Aftab is a vote for a strong Labour council in Manchester standing up to the Conservative government in Westminster. Remember:
Thursday is Election Day – vote for Aftab RAZAQ Read More »
Electors in Manchester who have chosen to vote by post started receiving their postal vote packs this week. These ballot papers can be completed and returned to the Elections Officer straight away – there\’s no need to wait until nearer election day on Thursday 5 May. Councillor Aftab Razaq is the Labour Party candidate for
Postal voters can return ballots straight away! Read More »
Whalley Range Councillor Aftab Razak joins volunteers at the recent temporary closure on Springbridge Rd. At their full meeting earlier today, Manchester City councillors discussed and agreed a range of measures to do more to enable children (and their parents) to walk or cycle safely to and from school, reducing car usage together with the
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On October 21, the Friends of Alexandra Park held a lovely “Big Light Switch-on” event at dusk, to celebrate the installation of two beautiful new clocks (back lit with LED lighting) in the ‘tower’ of Chorlton Lodge. This is the second ‘Legacy Project’ to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Park (although
Night time clock-watching in Alex Park! Read More »
At their meeting on 21 September, Labour Party members in Whalley Range selected Aftab Razaq to stand as the party’s candidate in the local elections on Thursday 5 May 2022. Aftab has been a councillor since he first stood for Whalley Range in 2011, and this will be the fourth election he has contested. After
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